How to Change Font Style in Gmail on Web and Mobile

When writing a long email, it’s important to highlight specific details so the recipient doesn’t miss them. Gmail for web and Gmail’s mobile apps offer formatting options to edit font style. You can add bold to the meeting time or highlight the amount in an email. Here’s how to format text in Gmail web and mobile apps.

Gmail on web has a rich text editor to customize font style according to your preference. The options are limited in Gmail apps for mobile, but they are still sufficient for drafting an email on the go. Let us show you how to change font style in Gmail on web and mobile apps.

Gmail on Web

The compose menu in Gmail on Web offers formatting tools for changing the text’s style. These options match those of a word processing software and allow users to customize their text. To use these tools, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open Gmail in a web browser.

Step 2: Click on the Compose button in the top-left corner.

Step 3: Add the recipient’s email address, subject, and start typing your message.

Step 4: Use the formatting bar below to change the text’s style.

Step 5: If the formatting options aren’t appearing, click on the ‘A’ button at the bottom.

Here are the formatting options for Gmail on web:

– Change text type and size

– Play with bold, italic, and underline text effects

– Change text and background color (highlight text)

– Change text alignment

– Quote

– Numbered and bullet list

– Strikethrough

Change Default Text Style in Gmail on Web

Gmail uses Sans Serif text type by default and keeps the size to normal. The default settings might not be everyone’s cup of tea, and you may find yourself tweaking text style and size for every email from the formatting options. Instead, you can head to Gmail settings and change the default text style. From Gmail home page, click on the Settings icon in the top-right corner. Select and See all settings.

Step 3: Go to the General tab.

Step 4: Scroll down to the default text style.

Step 5: Change text style, size, and color to your preference.

Step 6: Scroll down and select Save Changes button.

After this, when composing an email in Gmail, the compose window will display your selected text style preferences.

If you want to revert to the default Gmail text style, you can do so easily from the Gmail settings. We recommend using the default text style for consistency.

Step 1: Go to Gmail settings on the web.

Step 2: From the General tab, scroll down to text style.

Step 3: Tap the remove formatting icon, as shown in the screenshot.

Scroll down and click on Save Changes.

Change Text Style in Gmail for Android

Gmail for Android offers formatting options to modify text style while composing or responding to emails. Follow these steps to learn how:

Step 1: Open the Gmail app on your Android device.

Step 2: Tap the Compose button in the bottom-right corner.

Step 3: Compose your email and start typing your message.

Step 4: Select the text and tap on Format from the context menu when you want to highlight something.

Step 5: Add bold, italic, underline effects, and change text style and color.

Tap the cross mark in the bottom-right corner to hide the formatting bar. You can’t change the default text style in the Gmail app for Android.

Gmail’s text formatting options are more limited in its official iPhone app than its Android app. You can only use bold, italic, and underline effects. Here’s how:

Step 1: Open the Gmail app on your iPhone.

Step 2: Compose an email and type the body message.

Step 3: Tap and hold the text you want to format.

Step 4: Tap formatting options and select bold, italic, or underline style.

We don’t know why Google doesn’t offer the same rich text formatting options on iOS as it does on Android.

Craft the Perfect Email in Gmail

When writing a business letter, sending an invoice, or drafting a sales proposal, it’s important to use Gmail’s default text formatting options to highlight important details in an email. Make sure to include an email signature for a personal touch.